Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian Context
The purpose of this study was to examine the explanatory power of a predictive model of bully/perpetrator behaviour in Romanian athletes, consisting of negative pre-competitive emotions (anxiety, sadness, and anger), perception of male gender normativity, and relationships with coaches and teammates...
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| description | The purpose of this study was to examine the explanatory power of a predictive model of bully/perpetrator behaviour in Romanian athletes, consisting of negative pre-competitive emotions (anxiety, sadness, and anger), perception of male gender normativity, and relationships with coaches and teammates. Additionally, we aimed to explore the mediation effect of bully–victim behaviour on the relationship between athletes’ connections with their coaches and bully/perpetrator behaviour. The current research involved a nonexperimental, cross-sectional design exploring the presence of bully/perpetrator behaviour in Romanian male and female athletes. The quantitative methodology was used to collect and analyse the data obtained. Researchers translated, adapted and pretested the questionnaire set to the Romanian cultural background (SEQ, MAMS, CART-Q, In-group Ties Scale, BSQ) before distributing it to 448 participants. 58.7% were male participants, and 41.3% were female participants. The mean age was 21.15 (SDage = 2.37, range = 18–32). The research was conducted in the first half of 2023. SPSS (V. 20) and Hayes’s PROCESS tool were used to investigate the data. The findings demonstrated that in the case of Romanian male athletes, perception of male gender normativity, anger, and weaker connections with coaches are the most important psychological factors in predicting bully/perpetrator behaviour. In contrast, in the case of Romanian female athletes, only weaker connections with coaches and perception of male gender normativity play an essential role in explaining bully/perpetrator behaviour. Additionally, the study demonstrated that bully–victim behaviour mediates the relationship between athletes’ weaker connections with their coaches and bully/perpetrator behaviour. Athletes’ weaker connections with their coaches lead to experiencing a high level of bully/perpetrator behaviour by stressing bully–victim behaviour, which also contributes to achieving a high level of bully/perpetrator behaviour. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ea1a94411384fe38a43fecc7d37cf8f2023-11-19T16:17:47ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252023-09-0113102046206210.3390/ejihpe13100145Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian ContextFlorin Nichifor0Andrei-Lucian Marian1Silviu-Mihail Tiţă2Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Toma Cozma Street, No. 3, 700554 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department for Teacher Training, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Toma Cozma Street, No. 3, 700554 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department Management, Marketing and Business Administration, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Carol I Street, No. 22, 700554 Iasi, RomaniaThe purpose of this study was to examine the explanatory power of a predictive model of bully/perpetrator behaviour in Romanian athletes, consisting of negative pre-competitive emotions (anxiety, sadness, and anger), perception of male gender normativity, and relationships with coaches and teammates. Additionally, we aimed to explore the mediation effect of bully–victim behaviour on the relationship between athletes’ connections with their coaches and bully/perpetrator behaviour. The current research involved a nonexperimental, cross-sectional design exploring the presence of bully/perpetrator behaviour in Romanian male and female athletes. The quantitative methodology was used to collect and analyse the data obtained. Researchers translated, adapted and pretested the questionnaire set to the Romanian cultural background (SEQ, MAMS, CART-Q, In-group Ties Scale, BSQ) before distributing it to 448 participants. 58.7% were male participants, and 41.3% were female participants. The mean age was 21.15 (SDage = 2.37, range = 18–32). The research was conducted in the first half of 2023. SPSS (V. 20) and Hayes’s PROCESS tool were used to investigate the data. The findings demonstrated that in the case of Romanian male athletes, perception of male gender normativity, anger, and weaker connections with coaches are the most important psychological factors in predicting bully/perpetrator behaviour. In contrast, in the case of Romanian female athletes, only weaker connections with coaches and perception of male gender normativity play an essential role in explaining bully/perpetrator behaviour. Additionally, the study demonstrated that bully–victim behaviour mediates the relationship between athletes’ weaker connections with their coaches and bully/perpetrator behaviour. Athletes’ weaker connections with their coaches lead to experiencing a high level of bully/perpetrator behaviour by stressing bully–victim behaviour, which also contributes to achieving a high level of bully/perpetrator behaviour.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/10/145bully/perpetrator behaviourbully–victim behaviourpre-competitive emotionstraditional male gender role normsconnections with coaches and teammates |
| spellingShingle | Florin Nichifor Andrei-Lucian Marian Silviu-Mihail Tiţă Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian Context European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education bully/perpetrator behaviour bully–victim behaviour pre-competitive emotions traditional male gender role norms connections with coaches and teammates |
| title | Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian Context |
| title_full | Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian Context |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian Context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian Context |
| title_short | Predictors of Bullying among Athletes in the Romanian Context |
| title_sort | predictors of bullying among athletes in the romanian context |
| topic | bully/perpetrator behaviour bully–victim behaviour pre-competitive emotions traditional male gender role norms connections with coaches and teammates |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/10/145 |
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